I looked it up and the conclusion of military force doesn't really add up to it. https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-germanys-scholz-stress-unified-front-again

I looked it up and the conclusion of military force doesn't really add up to it. https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-germanys-scholz-stress-unified-front-against-any-russian-aggression-toward-2022-02-07/ https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-germanys-scholz-stress-u... As it appears, there were talks behind the stage, because shortly after the invasion they announced the shutdown of certification: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/23/statement-by-president-biden-on-nord-stream-2/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases... It doesn't make much sense to attack an ally and - at worst - risk invoking article 5 against half the EU. Especially if the goal was already achieved.